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maroon I LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, IMEV". OKI.E AIMS Vol. L l\l»i 18 M,m M i 4. 1 1J74 Top - heavy administration disputed VICKI SALLOUM Staff Reporter Some faculty members are angry over plans to reduce Loyola's faculty due to financial exigency while personnel excesses within the administration still exist. 1974-1975 will bring a net decrease of four full-time equivalent faculty, due to low student enrollment trends, with a possible decrease of six to ten full-time equivalent faculty in 1975-1976, said John L. Eckholdt, Senior Vice President for Finance. According to Dr. Harold J. Vetter, Chairman of the Psychology Department, the principal function of the university is teaching, not administering. And planned faculty cut-backs, with no attempt to reduce the administration, is unreasonable, he contends. "If you're ready to say that X amount of faculty is dispensable, and you're not making the same evaluation of the administration, you're turning the whole process backwards," he argued. Such faculty grievances resulted in the formation of The President's Committee for Job Utilization which, for four months investigated non-academic areas of the administration, according to Rev. James C. Carter, University Provost and Acting University President. The Committee is chaired by Dr. Sandra Rosenthal. Other members are Fr. Bernard Tonnar, and Dr. Marguerite Van Landingham. The highly sensitive findings of the Committee are currently under review by the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, chaired by Rev. John H. Mullahy. Other members include Rev. Joseph H. Fichter, Dr. Sandra B. Rosenthal, Ms. Margaret Lauer, and Mr. William McCollam. The findings of the Finance Committee will ultimately be presented to the Board of Directors. According to Fr. Mullahy, the Finance Committee review will be a "long, slow process." But according to Mr. Eckholdt, administrative cuts will be implemented in the near future. "I'll be damned surprised if it's not by the end of this year. But there won't be a wholesale firing, I can tell you that. A Catholic university moves very slowly as far as massive cuts," he said. According to Fr. Carter, public disclosure of the Committee's report could create a volatile situation "resulting in law suits" from those under investigation. But administrators interviewed by the MAROON are vocal in assessing a top-heavy administration. They contend that unnecessary posts are created in certain instances and that some offices could be more effectively combined. Several are disgruntled over the split in the Office of Admissions and Records and the establishment of two separate offices: the Office of Admissions and Loyola streakers will fight court case BILL LUSSY Staff Reporter Two Loyola Students pleaded not guilty Monday night to charges stemming from streaking off campus. The streakers were charged with obscenity and their trial has been set for April fourth. The case may develop into a major challenge of New Orleans' obscenity law. Bill Gissy, a freshman theology student, and Bill Estill, an A&S sophomore, were arrested Friday night as they walked down Broadway St. The pair had been streaking at Tulane and walked to a bar on Broadway where they were met by the police. Following a short chase, they were picked up at 3:40 ajn. on the corner of Freret and Broadway. Mrs. Lynne Neitzschman, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs,-was contacted following standard procedure for arrest of Loyola students. The pair was released four hours later, about 8 a.m. The next evening the New Orleans States-Item broke the story on its front page. A small group of friends accompanied the pair to Night Court where around 10:30 pjiu in a brief conversation between their lawyers and Judge Clancy, they pleaded not guilty. A trial was set for 9 a.m., April 4. The streakers' attorney, Thomas Gallagher, Jr., a member of the Loyola Law Clinic, said their chances are "very good." Gissy says that they were streaking, but they do not believe that streaking is obscene. Therefore, they were not in violation of the obscenity law, he contends. Gissy and Estill met with Mrs. Neitzschman and Dean Vincent P. Knipfing at which time Mrs. Neitzschman warned them of possible disciplinary action on the- part of the Board of Directors. However, the Rev. Ernest Ferlita, S.J., Chairman of the Board of Directors said he has not heard any talk about the issue from the board. "The board has never discussed the action at all. I'm almost certain it will not come up before the board. It doesn't seem to be that important to carry it out any further," Fr. Ferlita said. Concerning other campus streakers, Mrs. Neitzschman said disciplinary action has "not as yet" been taken. However, some students interviewed said they had been called into her office at which time she told them of a list of students involved in last Thursday's streak. They quoted Mrs. Neitzschman as saying that some action would be taken against them. Meanwhile one of Loyola's first streakers said he was told he would be informed later this week if any action would be taken. "The campus was dead," he said. "It needed something to pick it up. It was fun to do it first; it gave you a different kind of feeling. You just have to try it to find out what it's like." He said he would have recommended streaking to others a few days ago but not now in light of the current situation. One student who made a spectacular debut on a bicycle said he would be surprised if he received any disciplinary action. He explained that he tried it on the advice of his brother who is an active streaker at 'another university. "It was really enjoyable. I didn't feel weird at all; it's really a harmless thing to do," he said. "I'm proud I did it." However, some things last Thursday "weren't too cool," he said, referring to the crowd closing in on streakers and an incident where a freshman girl found herself being stripped. was just standing around when a couple of people grabbed me and I .got knocked down," she said. "Some tried to tear my shirt off but my friends came to the rescue." She says streaking is alright though she would not participate herself. Dr. Harold Vetter, Chairman of the Psychology Department, is not concerned about the current fad. "What real harm is being done by someone running bare assed?" "College students from time immemorial have found some kind of irrational behavior," he said, "It's a form of collegiate chappery." Vetter said he views streaking as a form of "mild protest, like poking a finger in the eye of the establishment." He also said exhibitionism of a minor sort is "pretty wide spread." Walter Maestri, Assistant Dean of A&S, and Professor of Sociology, sees possible danger in streaking. Referring to the case of a man who ran down Bourbon St., he said, "I think now it gets out of hand, when it' leaves the college campuses. People get the idea it's a sexual thing." It could lead to a defiance of the law, he said. Maestri said students streak because it is new and different and "violates the folkways of society. It gives everyone a thrill." (continued on page 3) 'continued on page 5)

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maroon I LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, IMEV". OKI.E AIMS Vol. L l\l»i 18 M,m M i 4. 1 1J74 Top - heavy administration disputed VICKI SALLOUM Staff Reporter Some faculty members are angry over plans to reduce Loyola's faculty due to financial exigency while personnel excesses within the administration still exist. 1974-1975 will bring a net decrease of four full-time equivalent faculty, due to low student enrollment trends, with a possible decrease of six to ten full-time equivalent faculty in 1975-1976, said John L. Eckholdt, Senior Vice President for Finance. According to Dr. Harold J. Vetter, Chairman of the Psychology Department, the principal function of the university is teaching, not administering. And planned faculty cut-backs, with no attempt to reduce the administration, is unreasonable, he contends. "If you're ready to say that X amount of faculty is dispensable, and you're not making the same evaluation of the administration, you're turning the whole process backwards," he argued. Such faculty grievances resulted in the formation of The President's Committee for Job Utilization which, for four months investigated non-academic areas of the administration, according to Rev. James C. Carter, University Provost and Acting University President. The Committee is chaired by Dr. Sandra Rosenthal. Other members are Fr. Bernard Tonnar, and Dr. Marguerite Van Landingham. The highly sensitive findings of the Committee are currently under review by the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, chaired by Rev. John H. Mullahy. Other members include Rev. Joseph H. Fichter, Dr. Sandra B. Rosenthal, Ms. Margaret Lauer, and Mr. William McCollam. The findings of the Finance Committee will ultimately be presented to the Board of Directors. According to Fr. Mullahy, the Finance Committee review will be a "long, slow process." But according to Mr. Eckholdt, administrative cuts will be implemented in the near future. "I'll be damned surprised if it's not by the end of this year. But there won't be a wholesale firing, I can tell you that. A Catholic university moves very slowly as far as massive cuts," he said. According to Fr. Carter, public disclosure of the Committee's report could create a volatile situation "resulting in law suits" from those under investigation. But administrators interviewed by the MAROON are vocal in assessing a top-heavy administration. They contend that unnecessary posts are created in certain instances and that some offices could be more effectively combined. Several are disgruntled over the split in the Office of Admissions and Records and the establishment of two separate offices: the Office of Admissions and Loyola streakers will fight court case BILL LUSSY Staff Reporter Two Loyola Students pleaded not guilty Monday night to charges stemming from streaking off campus. The streakers were charged with obscenity and their trial has been set for April fourth. The case may develop into a major challenge of New Orleans' obscenity law. Bill Gissy, a freshman theology student, and Bill Estill, an A&S sophomore, were arrested Friday night as they walked down Broadway St. The pair had been streaking at Tulane and walked to a bar on Broadway where they were met by the police. Following a short chase, they were picked up at 3:40 ajn. on the corner of Freret and Broadway. Mrs. Lynne Neitzschman, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs,-was contacted following standard procedure for arrest of Loyola students. The pair was released four hours later, about 8 a.m. The next evening the New Orleans States-Item broke the story on its front page. A small group of friends accompanied the pair to Night Court where around 10:30 pjiu in a brief conversation between their lawyers and Judge Clancy, they pleaded not guilty. A trial was set for 9 a.m., April 4. The streakers' attorney, Thomas Gallagher, Jr., a member of the Loyola Law Clinic, said their chances are "very good." Gissy says that they were streaking, but they do not believe that streaking is obscene. Therefore, they were not in violation of the obscenity law, he contends. Gissy and Estill met with Mrs. Neitzschman and Dean Vincent P. Knipfing at which time Mrs. Neitzschman warned them of possible disciplinary action on the- part of the Board of Directors. However, the Rev. Ernest Ferlita, S.J., Chairman of the Board of Directors said he has not heard any talk about the issue from the board. "The board has never discussed the action at all. I'm almost certain it will not come up before the board. It doesn't seem to be that important to carry it out any further," Fr. Ferlita said. Concerning other campus streakers, Mrs. Neitzschman said disciplinary action has "not as yet" been taken. However, some students interviewed said they had been called into her office at which time she told them of a list of students involved in last Thursday's streak. They quoted Mrs. Neitzschman as saying that some action would be taken against them. Meanwhile one of Loyola's first streakers said he was told he would be informed later this week if any action would be taken. "The campus was dead," he said. "It needed something to pick it up. It was fun to do it first; it gave you a different kind of feeling. You just have to try it to find out what it's like." He said he would have recommended streaking to others a few days ago but not now in light of the current situation. One student who made a spectacular debut on a bicycle said he would be surprised if he received any disciplinary action. He explained that he tried it on the advice of his brother who is an active streaker at 'another university. "It was really enjoyable. I didn't feel weird at all; it's really a harmless thing to do," he said. "I'm proud I did it." However, some things last Thursday "weren't too cool," he said, referring to the crowd closing in on streakers and an incident where a freshman girl found herself being stripped. was just standing around when a couple of people grabbed me and I .got knocked down," she said. "Some tried to tear my shirt off but my friends came to the rescue." She says streaking is alright though she would not participate herself. Dr. Harold Vetter, Chairman of the Psychology Department, is not concerned about the current fad. "What real harm is being done by someone running bare assed?" "College students from time immemorial have found some kind of irrational behavior," he said, "It's a form of collegiate chappery." Vetter said he views streaking as a form of "mild protest, like poking a finger in the eye of the establishment." He also said exhibitionism of a minor sort is "pretty wide spread." Walter Maestri, Assistant Dean of A&S, and Professor of Sociology, sees possible danger in streaking. Referring to the case of a man who ran down Bourbon St., he said, "I think now it gets out of hand, when it' leaves the college campuses. People get the idea it's a sexual thing." It could lead to a defiance of the law, he said. Maestri said students streak because it is new and different and "violates the folkways of society. It gives everyone a thrill." (continued on page 3) 'continued on page 5)